Pouriug-spout cast attachment



Aprifi Z7 1926. fi5$2fi35 F. GRUNDY ET AL POURING SPOUT CAN ATTACHMENT Filed Feb. 15 1924 patented Apr. 27, 1926.

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FRED GE'UND'Y, OF CONIMICUT, AND

WINFIELD E. GRAY, 0F PAVITUGKET, RHODE ISLAND.

POURING-SPGU'E CAN ATTACHMENT.

Application filed February 13, 1924. Serial No. 692,477.

To all where it may concern:

Be it known that we, Flinn GRUNDY and VVIrirrnLo E. GRAY, citizens of the United States, residing at Conimicut and Paw tucket, respectively, in the counties of Kent and Providence, respectively, and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouring-Spout Can Attachments, of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to a pouring spout attachment for cans, other receptacles and the like. 1

It is aimed to provide a novel and generally improved attachment which may be readily applied to and detached from the can or the like and one which particularly may 11c ve its outlet normally closed so as to keep the same sanitary and afford conipliance with the laws of many States in that regard.

Additional and servient objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following taken in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the attachment;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical substantially central sectional view thereof;

Figure 3 is an end elevation; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts in the dii'i'erent views. in carrying out the invention, a bellshaped bodylO is provided whose side wall 11 adjacent the distal edge is grooved at 12 so that a rubber gasket 13 will clasp therein removably and project below said edge to engage a canor the like when the device is used.

A can-puncturing and securing blade 141 is disposed centrally of the body and has a shank 15 reduced and formed into a square stud 16 removably fitting a square opening 17 in the closed upper wall 18 of the body 10. A set screw 19 is threaded into the shank so as to secure the shank 15 in place and a closure plate 20 in place, contacting the wall 18, since the screw surfaces passes through the latter and its head 21 overlaps the same.

PlateWO, as suggested by dotted lines in Figure 1 and full lines in Figure 2, nor-- mally closes the outlet ends of the tu es 22 which may be soldered or otherwise fastened to the side wall 11 of body 10- at diametrically opposite points and relatively close to the distal edge. Said tubes extend angularly outward and upward and their free ends terminate in the same plane as the upper surface of wall 18. Plate 20 is pivoted on the screw 19 and frictionally engages wall 18 so that it may be moved from the dotted line position of Figure 1 to the full line or open position of the same figure and of itself remain in either position, and diagonally opposite corners may be cut away or notched at 23 so that the tubes may be uncovered by slight movement of the plate 20 and also to enable said plate to be better gripped or engaged by the fingers to move it.

Blade 1 1 is substantially shaped similar to an arrow head as it has a penetrating point 24, side edges 25 at intersecting angles and sharpened to afeather each from a different side of the blade and has upper 26 inclined along intersecting angles a short distance below the distal edge of the'body. An opening 27 is provided through the blade 14.

In use, blade 14 with point 2 1 foremost may be thrust into a tin can or the like containing for instance, evaporated milk or other material adapted to be dispensed periodically. This punctures the can and provides a substantially rectangular open ing after which the body is turned about ninety degrees to the position of insertion to the end that the gasket 13 will be drawn tight against the upper surface of the cam under the cam action of inclined edgesQG as cams. Sutlicient pressure is thus provided to maintain the attachment in this position against accidental detachment. When thus turned, only shank 15 is disposed in the puncture and hence when the can is inverted or tilted, the contents is free to escape from the unclosed portions of the puncture into the body 10 and from the same through tubes 22, which are uncovered at the proper time by swinging the closure plate 20 from the dotted line position of Figure 1 to the full line position tllQlGOfrgw SllflPt-Xl body, tubes extending. outward and When the device remains on the can be-' tween the periods of dispensing, the closure plate covers the tubes 22 so that the same may be kept sanitary and will comply with health regulations. The device after use on one can may be readily removed, attached to and used on other cans. Also When the material is escaping from one tube, the devioeis usually held at such an angle that air enters the can through the other tube. Opening 27 prevents undue obstruction to the flow of the material from the can since the latter may pass through blade 14.

We claim as our invention: A pouring attachment having a bellupward fromits'side' wall and teuninating; 1n substantially the same'plane as the top of the body said top having a square open-V ing u1'ereuudug11,a shank having a square portion fitting said opening a closure for. said tubes trictionally engaging sald top,

a fastening having a head overlapping the closure, said fastening passing through and pivotally mounting the closure and extend ing reinovably into the squareportion, and. a puncturing and securing blade on the shank below the body.

In testimony whereof We atlix our si gnatures. y FRED GRUNDY. l/VINFIELD E. GRAY. 

